Category: Music

• Trumpet Method Book Review: Verzari

  Many trumpeters go to a music store and thumb through books on shelves hoping to find something cool and interesting.  This is one of those instances for me. Sometime between 2005 and 2007 I came across a trumpet method book by Sandro Verzari using this very strategy of discovery. The “Exercises on the emission of fundamental…

  Ed Castro

  March 27, 2014

  Methods, Music

  Exercises on the emission, fundamental tones, harmonic tones, James Stamp, Method Book, pedal tones, Sandro Verzari, trumpet, Verzari, Warm-Ups and Studies

• Schlossberg Routine

  This is a routine Chris Gekker put together using exercises from Max Schlossberg’s  Daily Drills and Technical Studies.  The routine is broken into three sections (A,B and C) to help give players a variety of options. Chris Gekker’s, “Schlossberg Routine” Pick a routine a day Routine “A” pg. 3, # 9 quarter note =40 pg. 4,…

  Ed Castro

  February 5, 2014

  Methods, Things

  Chris Gekker, Max Schlossberg, trumpet routine

• Mase 10 Week Routine

  A great way to organize your practice. Ray Mase 10 week practice routine

  Ed Castro

  January 22, 2014

  Methods

  Mase, trumpet routine

• Muted Suggestions

  Muted Suggestions for trumpet and marimba by David Snow Here’s a great piece of music by David Snow.

  Ed Castro

  January 19, 2014

  Media, Music

  chamber music, David Snow, marimba, Muted Suggestions, trumpet, trumpet and marimba

• El Amor Decompuesto

  El Amor Decompuesto by Gerardo Perez Giusti This piece calls for amplified trumpet and sax connected to a delay pedal. The instrumentalist improvise and play written material over the electronic sounds in the tape.

  Ed Castro

  January 3, 2014

  Media, Music

  artist, brass instruments, chamber music, classical music, modern music